This weekend the Olathe Community Theatre Association held their annual Buddy Rogers Awards. These awards honor the best of the past season and are voted on by season ticket holders and a staff committee.
I was absolutely honored and humbled by a win in the Best Leading Actor category for my role as the Stage Manager in Our Town. It was a huge pleasure to work with our director, Darren Sextro and a very talented cast on a show that has long been a favorite of mine. I will always be grateful of this production, coming as it did at the beginning of my time here in Kansas City, as it introduced me to so many brilliant people in the Kansas City theatre scene. In fact, this show has given me some of my closest friends here in Kansas City. Not to mention directly leading me to many of the productions I have undertaken in the past year. I can’t say enough good things about the people who work tirelessly (many for free) at this theatre. I’ll be back often to see high quality shows, friends, and (in early 2012) to direct another of my favorite shows: Lee Blessing’s Two Rooms.
Below I have listed the other wonderful artists who were honored with awards at the 2010-11 Buddy Awards. They all deserve every bit of applause they get and more.
JENNIFER COVILLE-SCHWEIGERT
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
MIKE HASKIN
BEST CAMEO
Our Town
SHELLY STEWART
BEST SOUND DESIGN
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
BILL CASE
BEST CHARACTER ACTOR
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
AMY ARNOTT
BEST CHARACTER ACTRESS
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
CYNTHIA EVANS
BEST SET DESIGN
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
BETSY SEXTON
BEST PROPERTIES DESIGN
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
PHILIP LEONARD
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
LOREN BRIDGE
BEST INDIVIDUAL MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENT
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
REED UTHEBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
PAM HASKIN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Our Town
JANET GLASSMAN
BEST STAGE MANAGER
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
ELLEN DESHON
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
David’s Mother
COLEMAN CRENSHAW
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Our Town
DAVID MARTIN
BEST DIRECTOR
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE
BEST SHOW
CHRISTIE AWARD
BOB AND KAYE MARTIN
AMY PIERRON VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
THE PENN FAMILY
SMITH/MOYER SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD
THE JUNIOR SERVICE LEAGUES
Coleman Crenshaw 